Meaning

2 senses
  1. A regularly scheduled period of work, the first one in the standard working day of any particular company: usually during the day; and often from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    Near-synonym: day shift (often synonymous)

  2. A group of workers who work during this time slot.

    Near-synonym: day shift (often synonymous)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I'll take first shift.

  2. I'll take the first shift.

  3. Sami started his first shift on Saturday.

  4. Ziri went to his first night shift.

  5. Sami went to his first ever shift on Saturday.

Forms

plural: first shifts
Singularfirst shift
Pluralfirst shifts

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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